Widow watches as suspect gets no bond

The wife of slain Seminole County firefighter Jerry Perdomo appeared in a Maine courtroom Thursday, sobbing quietly as her husband's accused killer attended a bond hearing.

Tonya Perdomo was in the front row of a Waldo County Superior courtroom with Maine state police closeby as 24-year-old Daniel Porter was ordered held without bond.

The Bangor Daily News reported that she lowered her head and sobbed nearly inaudibly as the state's attorney gave details about how her husband had been killed and where his body was found.

Porter is accused of killing Jerry Perdomo, 31, of Orange City last month.

His body was found in woods on property owned by Porter's relatives. Perdomo had been shot in the head.

The Maine newspaper also reported that about 75 of Porter's family and friends showed up at the hearing, occupying several rows of the gallery behind him.

They were told to keep quiet and were threatened with removal should any outbursts occur, the newspaper said.

Last week in court, Porter's attorney claimed his client acted in self-defense.

Maine state police allege that Perdomo traveled to the state frequently and at least one person said both men were engaged in "drug activity."

Porter told police that he owed Perdomo $3,000 and that Perdomo had threatened him and his family. During Thursday's hearing, one of those alleged threats was made public.

During the hearing Thursday, defense attorney Jeffrey Silverstein of Bangor said Perdomo had told Porter that he would take $500 off the debt if Perdomo could rape Porter's girlfriend Cheyanne Nowak on the pool table at the home, the Bangor Daily News reported.

Perdomo's family told the Seminole County fire department that funeral services will be limited to close friends and family, according to spokeswoman Paula Thompson. The department does not have plans for a separate ceremony, she said.